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On top of fervor around gold, aluminium and copper, the iron ore price remains strong at around $105 per metric ton, Mills said, noting that iron ore is the biggest earnings driver for many of the larger miners including BHP, Rio Tinto, Vale, and Fortescue.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Some 109,000 metric tons of methane escaped into the air before SoCalGas fixed the leak on one of its wells.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Every year, the European textile collection and sorting organization sorts roughly 80,000 metric tons of textiles into some 300 categories.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Recycling nationwide is responsible for more than 680,000 jobs, conserving resources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change by keeping more than 190 million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the air, according to the EPA.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Some 109,000 metric tons of methane escaped into the air before SoCalGas fixed the leak on one of its wells.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
Every year, the European textile collection and sorting organization sorts roughly 80,000 metric tons of textiles into some 300 categories.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
Recycling nationwide is responsible for more than 680,000 jobs, conserving resources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change by keeping more than 190 million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the air, according to the EPA.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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